St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-21
The COMMERCIAL RECORD.
On the Chicago Board Of Trade Satur-
day Pork Went Down About
IS Cents.
TO Balance This There Was a Frac-
tional Advance in Wheat
aud Corn.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
Of Wall Street.-The GeH-
eral Quotations.

CHICAGO. Nov. 19.-The main results OF to-
days operations on change were decline OF
35e in pork, and an advance of l4c in wheat
and corn. Wheat, corn and oats held very
nearly at the closing prices of yesterday dur
ing the morning hours of the session. The
activity in the pit was fair and prices steady
early, with considerable weakness shortly
after noon on reports of softer weather III the
winter wheat sections. Just before the close
there was squirt among buyers, and prices for
wheat took a bound of about l2c, which
closed them at the outside for the day, T594c
for December. Corn closed at 4S5s@4Ss4c
for May; oats, 305s030S4 for May.
In pork there was an unusually
active speculative trade. attended with
marked irregularity in prices. o1-
ferings were large, and demand from all
sources quite active. Early sales were made
at 2l205c advance, but the market soon
weakened, and prices receded 2593Oc; later
rallied 12l2615c, but soon declined 25Q3Oc,
and closed easy at $3.50 January. Packers
reinforced by scalpers had been free sellers
all the way down. Lard trading was bIlsk,
but extremely light stocks on hand maze
transactions mainly in the more deferred de-
liveries. The market opened strong at 2l20
SC advance, but moderately free offerings
market ruled stronger, and prices rallied so
Use and closed steady Short ribs were
fairly active and irregular, closing quiet at
S6.S7Ia@6 80 for January.
THE QUOTATIONS..
The leading futures ranged as follows;
Wheat-No. November opening at 1o1Sc,
closing at 7514c; December, 75l2c, closing at
75s4e; January, 76Ac, closing at T6l4c; May,
sls3c, closing at S234c. Corn-NO. 2, No
vember opening at 44Ac, closing at 44l2c; De-
eember, 44lsc, closing at 441sc: January,
44Bc, closing at 44Ssc: May, 4Sl2c, clos
ing at 1850. Oats-NO. 2, November open
ing at 27Isc. closing at 271sc December, 267sc.
Mess Pork-Per Dbl, January opening at
S1405, closing at S13.65; February, $3.50,
closing at S13. 37la; May, S14.40, closing at
S14.15. Lard-Per 100 lbs, November, OPEN
S6.92I2, closing at S6.97I2: January,
$40, closing at s.. OPP; May, 81 .3212, clos
ing at 81. 80 Short ribs-Per 100 lbs, Jan
uary opened at 81, closing at $500,
Cash quotations were las follows: Flour
Buyers withdrawn owing to the higher ask
ing of holders. Wheat-No; 2 spring, 72Is
Q75Ac; No. 3 spring, 66l2c asked; No.
2 red: 75!zc. Corn.No. 2, 44$sc. Oats
No. 3 76G77c. Flax seed-No. l, SLY;
prime timothy seed, $3.50. Mess pork
per Dbl. S13.5O@13.75; lard, per 100 lbs
81; short rib sides Qoose), Sc, S5@6. 30 :;
dry sailed shoulders (boxedD, $4,000. go;
short clear sides (boxed), S725@7 80
Whisky-Distillers finished goods, per gallon.
S11O Sugars-Cut loaf, 7l4@7l2c; granu-
lated. Csc asked; standard "a" 6l2e
asked. Receipts-Flour, 10000 bbls; wheat
$4,000 bu: corn, I43, 900 bu; oats, 10000
bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley, $4,000 Blu. Ship
ments-Flour, 81, goo bbls; wheat. 600
bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats, 114,O00 bu;
rye 5000 bu; barley, $1,000 bu. On the
produce exchange TODAY the butter market
quiet; creamery, 22027c; dairy, 16l2024c
Eggs firm; fresh 19l2@2Oc.